SQL Server connection reference
Learn about the fields used to create an SQL Server connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for an SQL Server connection in ThoughtSpot DataFlow. You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection.
Connection properties
- Connection name
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Name your connection. Mandatory field.
- Example
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SQLServerConnection
- Connection type
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Choose the SQL Server connection type. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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SQL Server
- Host
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the SQL Server system. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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www.example.com
- Port
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Specify the port associated with the SQL Server system. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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1234
- User
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Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the SQL Server system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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userdi
- Password
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Specify the password for the User.
Mandatory field.
- Example:
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pswrd234%!
- Instance
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Specify an instance with all SQL Server databases run by a single SQL Server service. Optional field.
- Example:
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diazsql
- Other notes:
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Advanced configuration.
- Version
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Specify the SQL Server version being connected to. Optional field.
- Example:
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2016
- Other notes:
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Advanced configuration.
- JDBC options
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Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
Optional field.
- Example:
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jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]] - Other notes:
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Advanced configuration.
Sync properties
- Data extraction mode
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Specify the extraction type. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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JDBC
- Valid Values:
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JDBC, BCP
- Default:
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JDBC
- Column delimiter
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Specify the column delimiter character. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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1
- Valid Values:
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Any printable ASCII character or decimal value for ASCII character
- Default:
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1
- Null value
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Specifies the string literal that indicates the null value in the extracted data. During the data load, the column value matching this string loads as null in the target. Optional field.
- Example:
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NULL
- Valid Values:
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Any string literal
- Default:
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NULL
- Enclosing character
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Specify if the text columns in the source data needs to be enclosed in quotes. Optional field.
- Example:
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DOUBLE
- Valid Values:
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SINGLE, DOUBLE
- Default:
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DOUBLE
- Other notes:
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This is required if the text data has newline character or delimiter character.
- Escape character
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Specify the escape character if using a text qualifier in the source data. Optional field.
- Example:
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\"
- Valid Values:
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Any ASCII character
- Default:
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\"
- Max ignored rows
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Abort the transaction after encountering 'n' ignored rows. Optional field.
- Example:
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0
- Valid Values:
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Any numeric value
- Default:
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0
- tsload options
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Specifies the parameters passed with the
tsloadcommand, in addition to the commands already included by the application. The format for these parameters is:<param_1_name> = <param_1_value>- Example:
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date_time_format = %Y-%m-%d date_format = %Y-%m-%d;time_format = %H:%M:%S - Valid Values:
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null_value = NULL max_ignored_rows = 0 - Default:
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max_ignored_rows = 0
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